{"id":127,"date":"2006-08-15T01:15:47","date_gmt":"2006-08-15T06:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/08\/15\/self-watering-tree\/"},"modified":"2010-11-21T22:42:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T03:42:56","slug":"self-watering-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/oddplanet\/2006\/08\/15\/self-watering-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Self watering tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p> SAN ANTONIO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Is it an artesian spring, a broken water pipe or an abandoned well?<\/p>\n<div class=\"b1291d92551e5c93995fce7897ccfc30\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* OddPlanet_300x250_inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3290981241\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Lucille Pope\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s red oak tree has gurgled water for about three months, and experts can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem to get to the root of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>     Pope, 65, has sought answers from the Texas Forest Service, the Edwards Aquifer Authority and nurseries. They have taken pictures and conducted studies, but none have arrived at a firm answer.<\/p>\n<p>     \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I got a mystery tree,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Pope said in Friday editions of the San Antonio-Express News. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153What kind of mystery do I have where water comes out of a tree?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><!--CusAds-->\n<p>     Her son, Lloyd, 47, discovered water leaking from the tree in April. He said it was cool, like it came from the tap. The only damp spot around the tree trunk is where the water lands.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Peterson, a regional community forester from the Texas Forest Service said he believes it could be a spring, but pointed out that would be rare with the drought conditions this summer.<\/p>\n<p>     \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If it is a burst pipe their monthly bill would be enormous,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Peterson said.<\/p>\n<p>     Lucille Pope has started to wonder if the water has special properties. Her insurance agent dabbed drops of the water on a spider bite and the welt went away, she said.<\/p>\n<!--CusAds--><p>     \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just want to know if it is a healing tree or blessed water,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d she said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s God\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s water. 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